Rashford steps off the bench to earn Man United win at Wolves – Sports activities – FootBall

 In-form Marcus Rashford stepped off the bench to earn Manchester United a 1-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, a win that moved Erik ten Hag’s aspect into the Premier League high 4.

Ten Hag left the membership’s high goalscorer on the bench from the beginning because of an “inside disciplinary challenge”, and noticed his crew wrestle to interrupt down Wolves within the opening interval, teen Alejandro Garnacho losing the guests’ finest likelihood.

Rashford got here on for the second half to provide United extra leading edge in assault, exhibiting nice power and composure to carry off his marker and fireplace the winner 14 minutes from time.

The England ahead had one other dominated out for handball late on, nevertheless it mattered little as United noticed out their third league win in a row to maneuver above Tottenham Hotspur, who play Aston Villa on New 12 months’s Day, and into fourth. Wolves keep 18th.

“He (Rashford) was vivid, he was vigorous and he scored a objective to provide a superb response,” Ten Hag advised BT Sport. “Everybody has to stick to the principles and should you react like this, it’s the proper reply.

“We weren’t that good within the first half. For my part the second half was higher. I used to be not blissful at halftime and I advised them with this perspective they won’t win this sport and everybody needed to give 10% extra.”

Contemporary from their largest league win of the season final outing — a 3-0 success over Nottingham Forest – United didn’t profit from their first-half alternatives at Molineux.

Casemiro’s header was deflected over early on, earlier than Garnacho was denied by an outstanding save from dwelling goalkeeper Jose Sa after Nelson Semedo’s defensive error.

French ahead Anthony Martial ought to have completed higher from a close-range header late within the half, however did not make a clear connection.

Ruben Neves lastly examined David de Gea within the United objective early within the second half, along with his free-kick brilliantly saved out by the Spaniard, earlier than the guests resumed their management of the competition.

Extra possibilities got here and went earlier than Rashford fired his tenth objective of the season in all competitions after holding off Wolves’ substitute Jonny and lashing the ball dwelling from shut vary.

De Gea was referred to as into motion to disclaim Wolves a degree in coach Julen Lopetegui’s first dwelling league sport in cost, however United continued their enchancment below Ten Hag with one other victory.

“The targets are coming after good work and we’re working as a crew out and in of possession,” Lopetegui mentioned.

“Possibly we did not have the most effective determination making within the field. We had 5 – 6 good conditions to wreck them however we had good possibilities.”

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